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Troy Jackson: the Maine lumberjack Democrats believe can beat Susan Collins

Jackson, a prominent workers’ rights advocate and a leading progressive voice, replaces the scandal-plagued Graham Platner

The Guardian - US

At the Races: Seeing blue in Georgia

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire A new poll of one of the most consequential Senate races on the…

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First Thing: Trump urged to end Iran escalation as US deaths and injuries rise

Democrats call for end to war’s resumption amid widespread anxiety over casualties

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Maine Democrats have found Graham Platner’s replacement. Can he win control of the Senate seat?

ANALYSIS: Graham Platner’s self-destruction was a major blow to progressives, but his replacement proves that their critics don’t have much juice, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Indian-American Nirav Shah withdraws from Maine Senate Democratic primary

Indian-American Nirav Shah withdrew from the Maine Senate Democratic primary race. He declared his support for Troy Jackson, who emerged as the party's choice. Shah had previously lost the gubernatorial primary to Hannah Pingree. He entered the Senate race after another candidate withdrew due to allegations. The Maine Democratic Party…

The Economic Times

Troy Jackson on track to replace Platner as Democratic Senate nominee in Maine

Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson appears on track to clinch the Democratic nomination for Senate after his top competitors made weekend exits from the race. Jackson had the support of a vast majority of delegates who were elected across the state’s counties over the weekend to serve at a…

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Progressive frontrunner and Maine logger poised to replace Graham Platner in chaotic primary

Troy Jackson is likely to be Democratic nominee after Platner ended Senate bid amid sexual assault allegations

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Trump exploring additional tariffs on Canada for wildfire smoke impacts in US, White House official says –as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Maine progressives still have a leg up

County delegate elections may prove more important than any debate at the July 25 convention

Salon

An ICE shooting could upend Maine’s Senate race–and who controls the Senate next year

ANALYSIS: The killing of Joan Sebastian Guerrero has given Maine Democrats a chance to tie Collins to Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Maine Democrats in sprint to replace Platner on Senate ballot

The Maine Democrats running to replace Graham Platner as their party’s nominee for Senate are seeking to turn the page from the former standard-bearer without abandoning his supporters. At least seven Democrats are competing in what’s been a two-week campaign for the nomination to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins,…

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Maine Senate race may pivot on abortion

Democrats say Collins' actions undermine her stated support for reproductive rights

Salon

Biddeford, Maine Shooting: One Person Dead After Reported ICE-Involved Incident, Investigation Begins

A fatal shooting involving ICE in Biddeford, Maine, has prompted a major law enforcement response and calls for answers from local officials and community groups.

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ICE agents kill man in Maine as senator says victim not target of arrest

Killing of man – identified by rights groups as 26-year-old Colombian – comes days after man killed by ICE in Texas

The Independent UK

Graham Platner officially drops from Maine Senate race after sex assault claim, setting off mad dash for Democrats

ANALYSIS: Democrats feel like they have a better shot now that Platner is out of the picture, Eric Garcia writes. But it’s far from a slam dunk

The Independent UK

Maine Democrats are in full scramble after Graham Platner’s dramatic exit from Senate race

Democrats in Maine are in a frantic search for a new U.S. Senate candidate after progressive nominee Graham Platner announced his intention to withdraw from the race following a sexual assault allegation.

The Guardian - US

Graham Platner is out. Troy Jackson should replace him

Democrats need a candidate who can speak to working-class, inland and rural Mainers. A logger from the North Woods seems like the obvious choice

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Maine progressives race to find Platner replacement as centrists call for ‘normie Democrat’

Platner’s former backers are seeking ‘real progressive’ to prevent nomination going to establishment Democrat

Roll Call

At the Races: As Maine goes …

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari Maine Democrats have less than three weeks to find a challenger to Sen.…

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Maine contenders: the Democrats who could replace Graham Platner

Democrats have until 27 July to pick a new candidate to face Susan Collins in November – here are the options so far

The Independent UK

Graham Platner drops out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim sends Democrats fleeing his campaign

Platner’s exit kicks off a mad dash to find a candidate to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins

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Jockeying to replace Platner on Maine ballot has already begun

A pseudo Senate primary has formed in Maine as Democrats wait on Graham Platner to potentially end his campaign in the face of an allegation of sexual assault. Platner, the Democratic nominee to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins this fall, has denied the accusation but said Monday that he was…

The Independent UK

Democrats face senate nightmare after outsider candidate scandal

With Graham Platner’s campaign teetering from an allegation of sexual assault, there’s no shortage of people arguing that the 41-year-old Maine oysterman and progressive political neophyte was always too risky for a key Senate race

The Independent UK

Here’s how Democrats can still take the Senate even with Graham Platner on political life support in Maine

ANALYSIS: Every path to win back the Senate majority hinged on Democrats winning Maine. But, writes Eric Garcia, with greater difficulty, Democrats could still get to 51 seats

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